Research and Innovation in Health, Breda, 21 June 2018

Research and Innovation in Health, Breda, 21 June 2018

In collaboration with the 'i-4-1 health' project

The purpose of this workshop was to foster knowledge and experience exchange on the challenges facing research and innovation (R&I) in health and the life sciences and the role European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) can play in managing these challenges. The following issues were discussed:

Research and innovation in health – assessing needs and priorities for investments in R&I;

The role of the ESI Funds in supporting these needs and priorities;

Research and innovation in health – fostering synergies between different fund sources.

The workshop was carried out in collaboration with the beneficiaries of the project i-4-1-health and will feature this project supported by the European Regional Development Fund.

This workshop is part of a series of events organised by the ‘ESI Funds for Health’ project funded by the Health Programme of the EU (Jan 2017- Dec 2018) with the aim to:

Gather knowledge on health investments by the ESI Funds across the EU;

Build knowledge and capacities to support the implementation of the ESI Funds for health.

Programme Agenda

9:30-09:45 Opening session

9:45-12:00

Policy developments and ESI Funds priorities related to research and innovation in health and life sciences

Loukianos Gatzoulis, European Commission, DG-SANTE

Research and Innovation: the role of EU Regions and the case of Research and Innovation in Personalised Medicine